Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


old colored man by the name Of Harrison
Tut and Edwin Weldon, a young white
man, had slight disagreement over some
trifiing matter, when Weldon went into his
tent near at hand, got his revolver and
shot Tut five times, causing death in a few
street grading force. Weldon had been in
Wyandotte but few months. coming from
Indian Territory, and boosted Of being a
cowboy. He was jailed.
J. N. CoNN will plant 1900 forest trees
and fifty bushels of walnuts on his farm in
Sherman County this fall.
WHILE recently digging a well on the
farm OF Henry Metz, near Touganoxie,
workmen struck a vein of coal OF superior
quality, reported to be four feet thick. 1t
was thought TO be valuable find.
WILLIAM WARRISoToS, of Armourdale. a
switchman, was killed by the cars IN The
Santa Fee yards the other day.
JESSE n. THOMPSON. a prominent con-
tractor and builder, suicided by shooting
himself with a revolver at Topeka the
other night. He had become financially
involved and his wife and children HAD re-
turnel to relatives in Ohio, which it was
thought led to the act.
A LATE fire at Brookville destroyed tho
Lawrence House, six business houses and
three dwellings,. Fireman Briner, OF
Wamego; Brakeman Harrigan, of Wamego;
Mr.. Farnsworth, of Lincoln, and an I'M
known man were burned to death. The re-
mains were found in the ruins of the hotel
Charles Moss was badly burned. A lady
with a child in her aims jumped from the
awning TO the ground safely. All the
guests who got out did so by jumping from
the windows IN the second story.
FRANK HURLBURT, blind boy who grad
uated from the Blind Institute at Wyan-
dotte. now holds homestead claim in Stan
ton County.
RAILWAY postal service has been estab-
lished on the line of the Oh. cago, Kansas &
Western railroad, between Madison and
Benedict, a distance OF Iorty-siX miles.
AT the late convention of the Episcopal
Church, held at Topeka the diocese OF Kan
sas was divided into four conVocations or
deaneries, and Bishop Vail made the fol
lowing appointments: Dean of the north
east convocaton, Rev. Abiel Leonard Atch-
ison; dean of the southeast convocation,
Rev. Richard Ellerhe, OF Parsons; dean of
the northwest convocation, Rev. w. II.
Christian, of Abilene; dean Of the south
west convocation, Rev. Charles j. Adams,
of Wichita.
A CALL has been issued for a meeting Of
the Southwest Kansas Republican Editorial
Association at Garden City on Monday,
December 49,
JOHN G. JONES, an attorney from Chica-
petition against the confirmation OF G. II.
j. Taylor, the colored man of Wyandotte,
who was appointed Minister TO Liberia by
President Cleveland after the adjournment
of Congress.
IT is said that an alarming scarcity of
coal exists in Western Kansas, and that
the famine is due partially TO the refusal OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee to fur
nIsh a sufficient amount Of cars.
prn az hi
pioneer and part owner of the Delmonico
Hotel at Leavenworth, kissed his daughter
and grandchild goodbye about nine O'CLOCK
the oLher night, walked into the yard in
the rear of the hotel and shot himself
through the heart, dying almost instantly.
A few minutes before he had two friends
sign document, written in German, VIII CHI
afterwards proved to be a will, leaving all
his property to relatives and friends. No
cause could be assigned for the act except
mental alteration.
FRANK CUNNINGHAN, a wealthy young
man of Madison, Ind, who had been at
Wichita for about year. was accidentally
killed in Sedgwick County the other day
by his friend Clarence B owe, OF New York
City. The two young men, with third,
were out hunting and in climbing over a
fence Howe's gun was discharged, the load
Cunningham's leg just below the
knee. He died shortly afterward from loss
of blood
THE noted Wyandotte train-wreclzing
growing out OF the great
strike OF 1856, came to an iguominious end
in the District Court of Wyandotte County
the other day, the cases against Robert
Greers, Michael Leary and o. j. Lloyd, for
the murder of the wrecked trains engineer
and brakeman, being dismissed by the
State, and the men set at liberty.
A FIRE al Fredonla the other morning
four small business houses on
the southwest corner OF the public square.
Folly insured.
HENRY PHELPS, q miner, was killed in the
coal mines at Frontenac the other after
noon. He was returning with the dirt cart.
when he, by some mischance, ran upon the
wrong track, and reaching the mouth of
the shaft was precipitated with the car to
the bottom OF the shaft, the fall killing
him instantly.
A BOLD robbery was committed in broad
daylight at Topeka the other day. While
w. S. Thompson and family were at dinner
robbers entered his residence and carried
of several gold watches, jeweIry and sill
verware Mr.. Thompson saw two young
men leave the house, but supposed they
had been delivering goods.
A NJ LOMBARD, residing near kincaid, |
was seriously injured the other day by the |
explosion OF a can of powder, while in his |
hands. He had been blasting and was |
moving away from the fuse which he had |
lighted, when by some unknown means, |
he powder in the can was ignited. his !
INJURIES were thought to be fatal.
SIX buildings on Marsh avenue, at kins- |
ey. two of which constituted the Carlin |
House, were destroyed by fire the other
night. Loss. SD, OJ0; insurance, 5000.
AT nine O'Clock on the morning OF the !
9Th J. E johnson, a wealthy citizen OF |
Wichita. shot and killed his wife and then |
committed suicide johnson had been i'll |
with consumption for several months aud /
il was thought he had become mentally
ieranged-
The Lane County Bank, at Dighton, re-
Gently suspended.